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Ras12
03-23-2015, 09:35 PM
Can someone tell me what the front to back weight distribution is for the DeLorean? Specifically I am looking to find out how much weight the front and rear wheels support each.

Thanks!
Aleksander
03-23-2015, 09:48 PM
Can someone tell me what the front to back weight distribution is for the DeLorean? Specifically I am looking to find out how much weight the front and rear wheels support each.

Thanks!
DMC-12 has a 35%–65% front– rear*weight distribution.

Ref. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_DMC-12
David T
03-23-2015, 09:52 PM
Can someone tell me what the front to back weight distribution is for the DeLorean? Specifically I am looking to find out how much weight the front and rear wheels support each.

Thanks!

I had borrowed a set of racing scales and here are the results for a stock automatic

L/F 606 R/F 562

L/R 973 R/R 940

You can do the math to figure out the weight bias.
Ras12
03-23-2015, 11:25 PM
Both those figures are pretty close to one another. Definitely answers my question. Thanks!
Rich
03-24-2015, 12:57 AM
DMC-12 has a 35%–65% front– rear*weight distribution.

Ref. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_DMC-12

Sometimes wikipedia isn't right. Although that wiki entry does reference Knut G. from long, long ago and Knut knew a lot about the car.

The DMC Owners Handbook that came with the car says the wt dist is 38/62 F/R. On page 40.

This 38/62 balance matches within rounding error to the numbers David is reporting.

The handbook does not differentiate between manual and auto trans.
David T
03-24-2015, 02:57 PM
The numbers are not the whole story. Because the Delorean is a rear-engine car it has a very high polar moment which in plain English means once the rear end loses grip you are in BIG trouble! One of the reasons for the larger tire size in the rear. The front tires are supposed to lose grip BEFORE the rear tires but that can be very dangerous too in certain driving conditions. Not only do the front tires have to stop the car they also have to STEER IT! Also notice from my numbers the car is biased to the driver's side. Keep that in mind in high speed right hand turns.